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By 3:06 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, the Four County Fire had reached a burned area of approximately 96,000 acres (39,000 ha) and satellites had detected heat from the wildfire seven miles away near Russell, Kansas. [11] Due to the wildfires and strong winds, 24 out of the 105 counties in Kansas issued local disaster declarations.
Update: All lanes were reopened by about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Part of Interstate 470 Highway in south Kansas City has reopened after a large grass fire caused authorities to close the road for a few ...
Thick black smoke billowing from a large grass fire cut visibility along Interstate 435 near Blue River Road on Kansas City’s south side, Kansas City Scout traffic cameras showed, The Kansas ...
It burned roughly 300 acres. A plane was used to help douse the flames.
Interstate 70 from the Colorado–Kansas state line eastward to Salina was closed because of crashes blocking the roadway. [23] Two separate car crashes led to the deaths of three people across Kansas owing to poor visibility. [24] A "life-threatening grass fire" was reported in Russell County by the Wichita, Kansas National Weather Service.
Soon, several barns responded, offering to take Aikin’s horses in while firefighters battled a growing grass fire on both sides of Interstate 470 Highway, near Aikin’s barn on Bannister Road.
The fire was so large that radar sweeps picked it up due to gusty winds. The winds caused the fire to grow rapidly and spread to Kansas. [3] More than one hundred state and local agencies responded. [1] The firefighting force consisted of 950 firefighters from three counties and two states, and four Natural Guard helicopters.
Mar. 1—CHEYENNE — A grass fire west and northwest of town Friday, which initially burned a pillar of black smoke, has caused county officials to order two major sections of Laramie County to ...